Roger E. Nebergall
Roger E. Nebergall | |
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| Born | July 3, 1926 |
| Died | April 13, 1994 (aged 67) |
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| Occupation | Speech professor |
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Roger E. Nebergall (July 3, 1926 – April 13, 1994) was an American speech professor at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
Early life and education
[edit]Roger E. Nebergall was born on July 3, 1926, in Davenport, Iowa.[1] He served in the United States Navy during World War II.[1][2]
Nebergall graduated from Augustana College in 1949, received a master's degree from Bradley University in 1951, and received a doctorate from the University of Illinois in 1956.[1][2][3]
Academic career
[edit]In 1957, Nebergall became an assistant professor of speech at the University of Oklahoma. He served as the chairman of the speech department until 1968.[1][2]
Nebergall co-authored the book Attitude and Attitude Change: The Social Judgment-Involvement Approach with Carolyn W. Sherif and Muzafer Sherif, which was published in 1965.[4][5] In 1966, Nebergall was awarded a scholarship prize by the Speech Association of America for the book.[3]
In 1969, Nebergall became a professor and chairman of the speech department at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[3][6][7] He was the chairman of the speech department until 1978 and worked as a professor until 1990.[1][2][7]
From 1975 to 1977, Nebergall was editor of the academic journal Communication Monographs.[7]
Nebergall was a member of the Speech Association of America, the Central States Speech Association, and the Oklahoma Speech Association.[3] He was also a member of Pi Kappa Alpha and Pi Kappa Delta.[3]
Political activities
[edit]Nebergall was active in the Republican Party.[1][2] In 1958, Nebergall was elected president of the Cleveland County Political Forum.[8]
Personal life and death
[edit]In 1958, Nebergall married Nelda L. Cawthon.[2][9] She died in 1990.[2] Nebergall was a Freemason.[2]
Nebergall died on April 13, 1994.[1] He was 67 years old.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Roger Nebergall". The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus. April 17, 1994. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Roger Nebergall". Quad-City Times. April 16, 1994. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Speech Post to Nebergall". Quad-City Times. March 21, 1969. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Attitude and attitude change; the social judgment-involvement approach. Stanford University Libraries. 1965. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Sewell, William H. (June 1, 1967). "Sherif, Sherif, and Nebergall: "Attitude and Attitude Change" (Book Review)". Rural Sociology. 32 (2).
- ^ "Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois" (PDF). University of Illinois Board of Trustees. March 19, 1969. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c "The First Fifty Years (and the Eighty-Three Years Before That): A Chronology of the Department of Speech Communication" (PDF). University of Illinois Department of Communication. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "Nebergall Heads Political Forum". The Norman Transcript. March 25, 1958. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Nelda L. Cawthorn And Roger E. Nebergall Wed at Church Nuptials". The Rock Island Argus. April 15, 1958. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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